Being in nature and observing all the wonders brings me so much joy. I especially love birds and hummingbirds are one of my favourites. Have you ever heard them? They sound like fairies to me when they fly and you can always tell when ones around by their wings and their little sounds.
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I spend every morning with a cup of chai listening to birds, my morning meditation. When I get to practice yoga outside it often ends up with me just sat on my mat listening or watching everything around me. Usually my physical yoga practice ends up with one downward dog 😂.
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Winter is the hardest season for me. The Kenyan in me loves the warmth and sunshine. So today I’m sat here ignoring the darkness, with my eyes closed listening to the birds. I may not be outside but I can absorb the sounds.
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Somehow the more you connect to nature the more you fall in love with it. I’m grateful to have grown up with hummingbirds, and all sorts of other birds and animals. I’m even more grateful that I can get outside and enjoy nature as much as possible.
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I hope that we all continue to find wonder in nature and stay forever curious. Each time I spot something my inner child stops in wonder and I’m filled with joy.

Big Self Vs Small Self
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The idea of big self vs small self is not about size or presence and it is not about child vs adult, although if you had to get metaphorical the adult and child comparison definitely seems appropriate
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When I say BIG SELF I am referring to your higher self, the self that embodies the divine guidance you so often seek. When I say SMALL SELF I am referring to ego - the self that identifies with WHAT you are and not WHO you are
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There is a mass amnesia that has taken over our world and that has been the forgetting of the true self, the infinite all knowing divine self. We have forgotten to remember who we are. We are infinite consciousness expressing itself in this time space reality
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Now it’s easy for the ego to get caught up in this idea - if the big self is DIVINE then the ego attaches itself to that concept. The small self can get inflated by this notion that we are all divine fragments operating as microcosms part of a grand macrocosm of consciousness and pure love
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For most of our lives we live in little self mode, we think we are this body, this personality, these clothes, likes and dislikes, our occupations etc.... this leaves us always wanting more because the little self is rarely satisfied
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The big self and the little self are always present within us but we get to choose who we are guided by and who gets to dictate the many paths we will walk. It’s important not to deny either one as both are our teachers, but the big self will teach you the only thing you really need to know - LOVE
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The little self if you are willing, will teach you that all these external facets of your reality - all the definitions you confine your identity to, are merely an illusion. If you are honest with your little self it can illuminate many truths and dismantle this illusion
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I invite you to watch as the two selves play this game of life , the little self wants you to be the hero while the big self knows you already are. The little self wants you to find love while the big self knows you are LOVE
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Getting to know yourself is accessing both selves and remembering the truth of who you are. PURE LOVE. PURE POWER ✨

When people say “Wow! You’re so strong, you crush, and you’ve only been climbing for a year and a half!” I can’t help but always go back to the deep gratitude I have for every single person who’s raised and fostered my growth. It’s not about me, but all about the people. I had the goal of flashing 5.12a indoors before next year, and tonight, I onsite flashed my first 5.12b on lead. For every human who’s seen more in me and helped me push beyond my mental and physical boundaries, thank you 🌿✨💙 Shoutout to all my sponsors for keeping me healthy and on point. What goals should I set for the new year in climbing?! 📸: @haidy_kaz

It has been over 2 years since my last post, but today is a big day for me & so much has happened in the last few months, I decided it was time to share again... 2 years to the day, I was woken in the middle of the night w/ a dangerous arrhythmia, gasping for breath/faint dialed 911 & was rushed to the ER where I was shocked 2x ⚡️⚡️... not a fun event 😅 & one of several ER visits during this 13 year battle with Lyme disease. Many out there are all too familiar with scary trips like this and are struggling to recover, while fighting stigma, belief, & a healthcare system that is broken. Instead of being in the ER tonight, I’m with my beautiful family, in Mexico, to celebrate the holidays & for me to reflect on an amazing few months. For 90 days , I have managed to achieve what I’m calling a “remission” from Lyme, Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, & the many complications and conditions caused by being ill so long. This is the most profound/robust recovery I’ve experienced in 13 years, too early to tell if it is temporary or lasting, but I’m embracing the NOW and actually making plans again 🙌🏽 The accompanying photos are pics I took while on the road, immersing in nature again & unplugging. I was so ill when I made the decision to venture out to the Gila wilderness in September, that it took 2 weeks to pack, with the little energy I could muster each day & managing 3 hernias. It took a huge “leap of faith”, to go where I had no cell signal(knowing that I’d required 911 several times before) & I simply surrendered to what might happen, couldn’t get worse. I won’t say it happened overnight, but nearly immediately I noticed less symptoms & I was sleeping better. I soaked daily in hot springs and forced myself into the cold Gila river & other streams, going barefoot, keeping off my devices...slowly, but surely, changes kept coming. After 2 weeks outdoors, I was feeling so good, I decided to just live in a tent thru winter back in Albuquerque...yup, tonight is my first night sleeping in a bed, indoors in over 3 months..thru 18 degree nights, 60mph gusts 💨🥶 more to come... #grateful#recovery#lyme#tentlife#natureheals#digitaldetox#newmexico#gilanationalforest

Banan Beach is so Enchanting✨🌟✨
Wednesday night is #yoganight at @bananbeach 🎀 Come check out this delightfully charming space and stay for the yoga, 8-9pm, with herbal teas and campfire to top it off.
Don't forget your #woolies 🧣🧦 if you get cold easily... This Dubai weather is just perfect right now ❄️⛄
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Ahhhhhhh heaven! Just wanted to share this picture of a wild monkey bathing in a hot spring in Nagano, Japan, where I spent my childhood. As the days get colder, our body tenses up and the muscles get more tight. It even affects our nerves and heart. Not everyone can fly to warm islands to release the tension but bathing or just having a warm foot bath makes a huge difference to our body and heart. Once you've tried and found the effects, you'll want to make it your ritual to unwind yourself in a hot bath during the cold season.✨
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